Rivendell is a complete radio
broadcast automation solution, with facilities for the acquisition,
management, scheduling and playout of audio content. It has all of the
features one would expect in a modern, fully-fledged radio automation
system, including support for both PCM and MPEG audio encoding, full
voicetracking and log customization as well as support for a wide variety
of third party software and hardware. As a robust, functionally complete
digital audio system for broadcast radio applications, Rivendell uses
industry standard components like the GNU/Linux Operating System, the AudioScience HPI Driver
Architecture and the MySQL Database
Engine. Rivendell is available under the GNU Public License.
Further design details are available here.

FEATURES and
BENEFITS

A complete GPL'ed radio automation system.

Designed for efficient on-air use, with large,
touchscreen-friendly controls.

Up to three full automation logs may be operated from a single
computer.

Extensive support for live assist environments, with multiple
SoundPanel arrays available at the touch of a finger.

All configuration is done by means of point and click interfaces
-- *no* arcane configuration files to edit!

Support for both PCM16 and MPEG Layer 2 audio formats (MPEG
Layer 2 support requires the use of select sound cards available from
AudioScience Inc.).

Completely free and open -- no dongles, unlock codes, software
keys or other arbitrary
limitations.

RELEASE STATUS

Rivendell is feature-complete and
on the air at many radio stations world wide. A
comprehensive operations manual is available on the
Rivendell
download page, and a technical and administration guide
currently in preparation.